| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | T |
| Pennant | N 48 |
| Built by | Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 4 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 17 Jan 1940 |
| Launched | 27 Aug 1941 |
| Commissioned | 10 Apr 1942 |
| Lost | 12 Dec 1942 |
| Loss position | |
| History | HMS Traveller (Lt.Cdr. Drummond St.Clair-Ford, RN) left Malta on 28 November 1942 for a patrol in the Gulf of Taranto. She also had to reconnoitre Taranto harbour for a Chariot human torpedo attack (Operation Portcullis). She was reported overdue on 12 December and is presumed lost on Italian mines in her patrol area. |
Commands listed for HMS Traveller (N 48)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. George David Archibald Gregory, DSO, RN | 19 Nov 1941 | 21 Apr 1942 |
| 2 | Lt. Michael Beauchamp St. John, RN | 21 Apr 1942 | 26 Nov 1942 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Drummond St. Clair-Ford, RN | 26 Nov 1942 | 12 Dec 1942 |
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Noteable events involving Traveller include:
28 Jul 1942
HMS Traveller (Lt. M.B. St. John, RN) attacks the Italian merchant Ezilda Croce (1230 GRT) in the Otranto Strait. The torpedoes fired however miss their target.
30 Jul 1942
While operating in the Adriatic HMS Traveller (Lt. M.B. St. John, RN) fires 6 torpedoes at the Italian 'small light cruiser' Cattaro (former Yugoslavian Dalmacija) off Pola. The torpedoes however missed their target.
5 Aug 1942
HMS Traveller (Lt. M.B. St. John, RN) claims to have attacked (so far unknown) submarine in the Adriatic Sea in position 42º48'N, 14º31'E. (see map)
7 Aug 1942
HMS Traveller (Lt. M.B. St. John, RN) claims to have attacked (so far unknown) submarine in the Otranto Strait.
5 Sep 1942
HMS Traveller (Lt. M.B. St. John, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Albachiara (1245 GRT) 24 nautical miles bearing 15 from Ras el Tin, Libya.
9 Oct 1942
HMS Traveller (Lt. M.B. St. John, RN) attacks the Italian tanker Proserpina (4870 GRT, former French Beauce) and the Italian torpedo boats Castore and Ciclone with three torpedoes west of Crete in position 35º45'N, 23º13E. None of the targets was hit. (see map)
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